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2009 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 823576 · 2010-11-02

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON THE MORNING OF OCT 22 '10 , I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED, I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES, HOWEVER TO NO AVAIL.. I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR OUT OF THE WAY DUE TO IT WAS A BUSY INTERSECTION ..IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A VEHICLE ( AFTER CRASHING INTO 2 MORE ON THE WAY), THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, ALSO NOTE THAT I HAD TAKING IT A FEW MONTHS BACK FOR THE RECALL; I WAS BRUISED , HOWEVER THE MENTAL SCARS WHICH ARE THE WORSE, CANNOT BE SEEN, CONSTANTLY THINKING OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, I'M REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH I WOULD NEVER WANT ANYONE TO GO THRU WHAT I WENT THRU, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IF NOTHING IS DONE ABOUT IT, I AM URGING THE NHTSA AND ANY OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE THE POWER, TO KEEP THE ROADS & THE PUBLIC SAFE, THIS IS AN URGENT MATTER AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING DRASTIC CAN BE DONE BEFORE WE LOSE MORE LIVES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10363698
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